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. >> rose: we continue this evening with jeffrey, the book of the oath, the obama white house and the supreme court. >> 17 chief justice, 44th president, two people who in some respects have a lot in common, rn within s years of each other, both came of age in the think area, both products of harvard law school and the hear extraordinary la law review but both of them, and both of them real students of the constitution. but that is where the similarities end because roberts coming from his very conservative background, very stable background, is a true conservative, and he believes that the constitution neeth to change the irony is one believes in change and one really believes in stability and it is roberts is the one who wants change. >> rose: we conclu this evening with karen elliott house, a pulitzer recipient for covering the middle east. >> on saudi arabia. >> so i think the country has problems, all of these problems of unemployment, wealth distribution, housing, poverty in a country that has got that much money, and those are not going to get better without some real younger e
. >> rose: we continue this evening with jeffrey, the book of the oath, the obama white house and the supreme court. >> 17 chief justice, 44th president, two people who in some respects have a lot in common, rn within s years of each other, both came of age in the think area, both products of harvard law school and the hear extraordinary la law review but both of them, and both of them real students of the constitution. but that is where the similarities end because roberts coming...
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president obama and house speaker boehner pressed each other to give ground. and wall street had its best day in months. the dow industrials gained more than 330 points, partly on hopeful economic news from europe. online, there's more about the political upheaval in iraq. hari sreenivasan has a preview. hari? >> sreenivasan: margaret revisits the interview she did last year with vice president tariq al-hashimi, now accused of organizing sunni death squads. europe's financial crisis is the subject of paul solman's post. on making sense, he explains why greece might opt for the drachma over the euro. and on our science page, find the story of the smallest exoplanets ever found. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at how imams in morocco deal with a taboo subject, h.i.v./aids. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >
president obama and house speaker boehner pressed each other to give ground. and wall street had its best day in months. the dow industrials gained more than 330 points, partly on hopeful economic news from europe. online, there's more about the political upheaval in iraq. hari sreenivasan has a preview. hari? >> sreenivasan: margaret revisits the interview she did last year with vice president tariq al-hashimi, now accused of organizing sunni death squads. europe's financial crisis is...
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. >> delousing housing numbers spell bad news for the obama white house. >> i have had a house that has been sitting parenti for a year- and-a-half. >> they square off on housing and the economy. >> 19 months of government asking to be reorganized. it hasn't worked. >> for eight years before we arrived in the west wing, mr. behner's party ran the economy into the ground. >> glen beck comes to the lincoln memorial for a rally to restore america's honor. >> hi, how are you? ♪ >> the incumbent republicans be aware -- nobody is seen as a sure thing. democrats are banking on the economic recovery and that is not happening. they could lose the house and senate. you also have a huge enthusiasm gap. 3000 more republicans have turned out what is happening out there? >> i d't kno the full extent. washington insiders are not in charge. >> it is warm sunny and unusually dry out there. democrats had a message tuesday. they are screwed. >> what we have seen here is that sarah palin has emerged as a leader of the republican party. the intellectual foundation of the republican party as well. >> it is
. >> delousing housing numbers spell bad news for the obama white house. >> i have had a house that has been sitting parenti for a year- and-a-half. >> they square off on housing and the economy. >> 19 months of government asking to be reorganized. it hasn't worked. >> for eight years before we arrived in the west wing, mr. behner's party ran the economy into the ground. >> glen beck comes to the lincoln memorial for a rally to restore america's honor....
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approach this, the obama white house? after all this was one of his page... major campaign promises. >> he talked about at the inaugural address two years ago almost. he took a back-seat approach and let congress write this bill. that was something we saw very early on when he came into office. he left this to the house democrats to write the bill. in the senate he left it to john kerry and harry reid to try to find the votes. no one knew who was trying to get the votes or who was in charge of that bill or the creation of that bill and getting the 06 votes on that bill. there was a lot of finger pointing saying you're responsible, no, you're responsible. it was quite clear everyone was shrugging their shoulders and saying i don't know who is responsible. president obama invited senators into the white house and tried to figure out what they wanted and where the middle ground was. but he never really, you know, shrugged shoulders or twisted arms and really tried to get the 60 votes that were needed to pass this bill. >> wa
approach this, the obama white house? after all this was one of his page... major campaign promises. >> he talked about at the inaugural address two years ago almost. he took a back-seat approach and let congress write this bill. that was something we saw very early on when he came into office. he left this to the house democrats to write the bill. in the senate he left it to john kerry and harry reid to try to find the votes. no one knew who was trying to get the votes or who was in...
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on one side of him, he has the house conservatives. on the other, he has president obama. he's in the middle and neither side seems to be cutting him a lot of slack. >> narrator: finally, boehner concluded that the negotiations to reach a grand bargain with the white house were going nowhere. >> when i gave the president my bottom line, it was my bottom line. and the white house response was, "well, we don't think we're going to get anywhere. it's a waste of time." at that point i had no choice but to go to some other plan. >> narrator: the president's team doesn't remember it that way. >> we were disappointed, but we were also puzzled that, once again, we were this close to an agreement, and then inexplicably, the speaker decided to leave the negotiating table and try a different strategy. >> growing concerns over how the u.s. markets will react... >> economists have warned that going over the cliff would cause a spike in unemployment... >> narrator: boehner reverted to what he called "plan b." house speaker john boehner embraced what he called a plan b tuesday... >> plan
on one side of him, he has the house conservatives. on the other, he has president obama. he's in the middle and neither side seems to be cutting him a lot of slack. >> narrator: finally, boehner concluded that the negotiations to reach a grand bargain with the white house were going nowhere. >> when i gave the president my bottom line, it was my bottom line. and the white house response was, "well, we don't think we're going to get anywhere. it's a waste of time." at that...
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you think of the way obama handles this republican house and republican-influence senate, what makes you think he will do any better? >> that is a great question. what difference would an obama victory make? >> it would prevent counterrevolution. 1/6 of the american economy, that is where a lot of republicans worry. yes, we will hold last, yes, we will probably win the senate, but unless we win the white house, americans will change indelibly and republicans will think obamacare -- >> obama must be sitting in martha's vineyard asking himself, can i be the same old guy i have been or, or do i have to be something radically diffent? for the first time he has to be asking himself that. as the numbers get worse, he has to look for some big thing that gets the attention back on him. tax reform, there are other ways to go, but it is a fundamental question for him because of the sort of rope-a-dope coasting into re-election is looks more precarious. >> he has to look for 41 democratic senators. if he does not, but he is in trouble. >> well, he will -- >> he has got to thwart republicans in
you think of the way obama handles this republican house and republican-influence senate, what makes you think he will do any better? >> that is a great question. what difference would an obama victory make? >> it would prevent counterrevolution. 1/6 of the american economy, that is where a lot of republicans worry. yes, we will hold last, yes, we will probably win the senate, but unless we win the white house, americans will change indelibly and republicans will think obamacare --...
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. >> the obama white house wafrted little time in criticizing the budget, when it comes to reducing the deficit the math doesn't add up and the middle class will pay the price. >> this is the alternative to balance. it results in unfair tax hikes on middle-class americans and it results in undue burden on middle-class americans. >> this afternoon, the president met with senators from his own party, just the details of the budget plan surfaced and that plan will call for $1.85 trillion in deficit reduction and evenly sit from tax increases from closing loopholes and spending cuts. the white house says the contrasting budget plans and the president's blueprint which will be released in early april with negotiations to follow are a return to what washington calls regular order? while both budget plans are dead on arrival in their opposing houses, tomorrow president obama will return here to capitol hill to meet with house republicans in what the white house calls an effort to engage lawmakers in the budget process. it's also being dubbed his charm offensive. for nightly business report, i'
. >> the obama white house wafrted little time in criticizing the budget, when it comes to reducing the deficit the math doesn't add up and the middle class will pay the price. >> this is the alternative to balance. it results in unfair tax hikes on middle-class americans and it results in undue burden on middle-class americans. >> this afternoon, the president met with senators from his own party, just the details of the budget plan surfaced and that plan will call for $1.85...
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about 2:30 in the afternoon, president obama, the white house, they placed this call. he is in his car on his way to j.f.k. for his flight home to tehran. and he answers and the two men speak for 15 minutes. they speak largely about the iranian nuclear program, but a few other issues. and at the end, president rouhani signs off with an english version of "have a nice day," and president obama says good-bye in farsi, and we have history made. >> rose: we continue this evening with the foreign minister of france laurent fabius who is in new york for the u.s. general assembly. >> as far as iran is concerned, the words are good and they are new, and it's important. but what matters at the end of the day is actions, deeds. and, therefore, all of the tasks will be to assure that the irany people do implement what they are talking about. that's our perspective. if there is an opportunity we have to seize it because situation is serious. >> rose: we conclude with the egyptian foreign minister of where they are after the overthrow of mohammed morsi. >> is there enough common gr
about 2:30 in the afternoon, president obama, the white house, they placed this call. he is in his car on his way to j.f.k. for his flight home to tehran. and he answers and the two men speak for 15 minutes. they speak largely about the iranian nuclear program, but a few other issues. and at the end, president rouhani signs off with an english version of "have a nice day," and president obama says good-bye in farsi, and we have history made. >> rose: we continue this evening...
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it looks like the obama's will be putting solar panels on the white house after all. we will also look at what is happening this weekend, on sunday, 10/10/10. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. that music and video comes from 350 dot board, also interesting to be talking about climate change and solar panels as ohio has justpproved wh will be the largest solar farm in the country, built on a former strip mine. >> climate change activists are gearing up for major day of action this sunday october 10. it is the 10/10/10 global work party organized by the group 350.org. more than 7000 events are being held in 188 countries. organizers said the goal is to urge people across the globe to do something in their city or community that will help build global warming. the day of action comes less than two months before the next round of international climate talks begin in cancun mexico. >> the obama administration has announced plans to install solar panel on the white house living quarters.
it looks like the obama's will be putting solar panels on the white house after all. we will also look at what is happening this weekend, on sunday, 10/10/10. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. that music and video comes from 350 dot board, also interesting to be talking about climate change and solar panels as ohio has justpproved wh will be the largest solar farm in the country, built on a...
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itas at her house. she spent several hours eaking with the obamas. i asked her about the obama's response to it. so that is, you know, the kind of reporting that goes into that book. >> rose: but we don't know that that is what mrs. obama was talking about when she says nobody knows what i was thinking about. >> well, she said she hasn't read the book. so but anyway, the-- the-- the thing that i found that was so interesting about the reporting, charlie, was how much more aides around and friends can say than the obama. an interview with mrs. obama is kind of rare right now. she doesn't do at many. they are pretty limited. she often does them to support very specific initiatives, you know, something new is happeni with childhood obesity. she will do, you know, a few minutes with a magazine or a tv show to fell that stor and my goal was to get different kinds of stories, stories that really represented the inkrebld transition they were going through. >> rose: all right. let me come back to something you were talking out which is rahm emanuel, nowed ma
itas at her house. she spent several hours eaking with the obamas. i asked her about the obama's response to it. so that is, you know, the kind of reporting that goes into that book. >> rose: but we don't know that that is what mrs. obama was talking about when she says nobody knows what i was thinking about. >> well, she said she hasn't read the book. so but anyway, the-- the-- the thing that i found that was so interesting about the reporting, charlie, was how much more aides...
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minus the de-funding of obama care, and then the house has to pick that up. what do they do? pick up with another bill that has a sort of condition on it. and is there a condition that would pass the house republican caucus that doesn't end up doing some kind of harm to obama care? >> yes, there is the potential that the house could pass the bill with a different writer on it, aside from de-funding obama care, some tweak like attacking the income verification provisions which are lacking, attacking the law. the chances are if they're gentlemaned right -- jammed right against the debt limit, they may have to fight on the debt limit. >>there was a lot of uncertainty over the federal reserve over mixed messages. william dudley said the time line for scaling back the bank's massive stimulus plan is still very much intact, end quote, as long as the economy keep improving. but then richard said it puts the credibility in doubt. he says the white house has terribly mishandled the process for picking the next fed chairman and calls janet yellin wrong on policy but sa
minus the de-funding of obama care, and then the house has to pick that up. what do they do? pick up with another bill that has a sort of condition on it. and is there a condition that would pass the house republican caucus that doesn't end up doing some kind of harm to obama care? >> yes, there is the potential that the house could pass the bill with a different writer on it, aside from de-funding obama care, some tweak like attacking the income verification provisions which are lacking,...
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white house officials say president obama will consider whether to provide more support to syrian opposition forces including military assistance. >>> the crisis in syria will be one of the main items on the agenda next week at the g-8 summit. japanese government officials say prime minister shinzo abe will announce aid for syrians displaced by the civil war.
white house officials say president obama will consider whether to provide more support to syrian opposition forces including military assistance. >>> the crisis in syria will be one of the main items on the agenda next week at the g-8 summit. japanese government officials say prime minister shinzo abe will announce aid for syrians displaced by the civil war.
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house held a moment of silence for the bombing victims and president obama warned from the white house, "we will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable." and at least 55 people were killed in iraq in a string of coordinated bombings and other attacks. >> brown: just in case you forgot, it's tax day in america, and for us online. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: on his making sense page, paul solman looks back to 1913, the first year the federal income tax was permanently introduced. we compare tax rates then and now. and social security expert larry kotlikoff examines the way your benefits are taxed. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at the bombings that rocked boston. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you for joining us. good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> bnsf railway. >> macarthur foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations.
house held a moment of silence for the bombing victims and president obama warned from the white house, "we will find out who did this and we will hold them accountable." and at least 55 people were killed in iraq in a string of coordinated bombings and other attacks. >> brown: just in case you forgot, it's tax day in america, and for us online. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: on his making sense page, paul solman looks back to 1913, the first year the federal...
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white house. if congress is really serious about want to go stop this engagement, they use the power of the purse. this is a small group of members, kucinich and maybe two other democrats, and some republicans who mostly have an ax to grind with the obama white house. an institution they're claiming mostly they've been disrespected, but an institution that has 12% approval rating won't get much sympathy in the country. >> you're dead wrong on this one. >> i think it's a lot of table pounding. they're going nowhere. >> you're dead wrong on this one. >> me or eleanor? >> eleanor is dead wrong. kucinich and walter jones would have passed their resolution in the house defunding the libyan war if boehner had not run in a substitute. ask gaddafi if we're at war with him. we've attacked and killed his troops. the united states is -- ask those guys over there -- >> we killed his daughter. >> we lied about going in. we said it was to protect -- >> during the reagan years. >> to protect civilians. >> u.s. >
white house. if congress is really serious about want to go stop this engagement, they use the power of the purse. this is a small group of members, kucinich and maybe two other democrats, and some republicans who mostly have an ax to grind with the obama white house. an institution they're claiming mostly they've been disrespected, but an institution that has 12% approval rating won't get much sympathy in the country. >> you're dead wrong on this one. >> i think it's a lot of table...
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abe and obama will meet on friday at the white house. japanese government officials say the leaders will discuss the deployment of a second x band radar. u.s. army personnel already operate those systems at an air self-defense force base in northern japan. one government official says the additional system will make it possible to track missiles aimed at japan or the u.s. another kind of threat at the de united nations conference on disarmament. he said what he called south korea's erratic behavior would only herald its final destruction. he made the remark in a meeting in geneva. delegates from south korea and the netherlands had criticized the latest nuclear test. the representative from seoul urged the north koreans to halt their nuclear program, saying it's damaging stability on the korean peninsula. the north korean diplomat said authorities there want to bolster their defenses against a possible invasion. his remarks dre immediate criticism. a british delegate said the comments were inappropriate for a conference on disarmament. >>
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but this obama had to deal with a very dug-in republican majority in the house so it was a battle roy y'all. it was much more conteious. >> rose: you suggest the consequences were every bit as important as the crisis over the 2008 subprime crisis and the lehman brothers fall which led to the panic of september, 2008. >> in fact, it's an ongoing crisis because this is what happened last year and some this year. but it isn't over. the whole business about... people talk about budgets and debt ceiling and they think, oh, somehowhat'sor economists and journalists and people in congress and the white house but in fact, it affects everyone's life. if the federal government can't pay its bills-- and we're going to revisit this problem in about three or four months because the authorization from congress to pay the bills and support the debt is going to be over and so we're going to be back in the soup again. and... >> rose: because they only gave an extension and they also had a penalty nothing wasreached. >> yes. and so we are... we are at the... i mean, this is a moment of peril. i go back
but this obama had to deal with a very dug-in republican majority in the house so it was a battle roy y'all. it was much more conteious. >> rose: you suggest the consequences were every bit as important as the crisis over the 2008 subprime crisis and the lehman brothers fall which led to the panic of september, 2008. >> in fact, it's an ongoing crisis because this is what happened last year and some this year. but it isn't over. the whole business about... people talk about budgets...
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. >>> president obama hosting a meeting with the national security team at the white house to discuss the deadly unrest in egypt and review the 1.5 billion in u.s. annual aid aide that goes to the military. earlier a white house spokesperson had to refute that the u.s. cut off aid to cairo. >>> another day, another investigation into jp morgan chase. this time the justice department is looking into allegations that bank employees manipulated u.s. energy markets. last month the bank agreed to pay $410 million to settle charges from the federal agency regulatory commission it ma nip laled markets in california and the midwest but never admitted wrongdoing as part of the settlement. that prompted the u.s. attorney in new york's southern district to look at the company's energy practices for civil or criminal charges. >>> a passing grade for a for profit provider. the federal department of education shows the company remains financially sound enough to participate in student aid programs without any other qualifications. shares up 11.5% today. >>> no matter where you go to college, the pr
. >>> president obama hosting a meeting with the national security team at the white house to discuss the deadly unrest in egypt and review the 1.5 billion in u.s. annual aid aide that goes to the military. earlier a white house spokesperson had to refute that the u.s. cut off aid to cairo. >>> another day, another investigation into jp morgan chase. this time the justice department is looking into allegations that bank employees manipulated u.s. energy markets. last month the...
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obamas such enormous challenges. before the white house they had more of a dialectic. this was fascinate bg their relationship. the president believed politics could be a vehicle for change and the political life could be livable. the first lady did not believe that politics was a valid viable way of creating social change, that political life was livable. all these years it's almost like their marriage is an extended debate wher they're trying to figure out the answer to those questions. she, i think, has been converted. michelle obama who hesitated about moving to the white house, who felt unease with politics had a rough first year behind-the-scenes as first lady. has found she is fact kind of a master of the forum. >> charlie:and kind of popular. >> what i would say about michelle not in terms of their internal dynamics of the relationship but what she represents for barack obama and the country, he came out of a ip probable and exotic life and michelle is normality. she's the conventionali he wanted in his life. it's important she projects that tonight, that he's
obamas such enormous challenges. before the white house they had more of a dialectic. this was fascinate bg their relationship. the president believed politics could be a vehicle for change and the political life could be livable. the first lady did not believe that politics was a valid viable way of creating social change, that political life was livable. all these years it's almost like their marriage is an extended debate wher they're trying to figure out the answer to those questions. she,...
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white house, or is there a lesson for the obama white house they have to rethink their relationship with congressional republicans? >> well, they both have to be, especially the republicans, very wary of their base. in the poll we did right after the election we asked the republicans what do they want, do they want their party to compromise and get things done, or stand up to the president. 86-6s with the margin among republicans. among democrats toz to stand up to the president. among democratss they were evenly divided on this. the reason is republicans are more conservative than democrats are liberal. the republican party is a more politicized party than the democratic party. and republicans will have some real issues if on many issues given this tendency. >> ifill: we'll start all over again in january, folks. andy kohut, susan page, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> brown: still to come on the "newshour": health care for 9/11 first responders; new food safety rules and cuba's medical diplomacy. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >
white house, or is there a lesson for the obama white house they have to rethink their relationship with congressional republicans? >> well, they both have to be, especially the republicans, very wary of their base. in the poll we did right after the election we asked the republicans what do they want, do they want their party to compromise and get things done, or stand up to the president. 86-6s with the margin among republicans. among democrats toz to stand up to the president. among...
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president barack obama addresses both houses of parliament on day two of his trip to the u.k. >> it is official, billing for the top job at the imf. >> and germany began reopening its airspace as the ash cloud moves on, but what is the fallout for passengers? >>> on day two of a pact visit to london, president obama became the first u.s. leader to address both houses of british parliament. in his keynote address, it emphasized the importance of western leadership in a time of the world being tested by so many challenges, covering a range of global issues, in that stressing the importance of the west links with britain and its european allies. >> the president was greeted with top honors at westminster hall in the british houses of parliament. his appearance is a symbol of the country's close ties. >> i have come here today to reaffirm one of the oldest, one of the strongest alliances the world has ever known. >> he said the alliance is especially vital during this time of volatile change, when nations like china, india, and brazil are growing in influence. >> perhaps, the argument goes
president barack obama addresses both houses of parliament on day two of his trip to the u.k. >> it is official, billing for the top job at the imf. >> and germany began reopening its airspace as the ash cloud moves on, but what is the fallout for passengers? >>> on day two of a pact visit to london, president obama became the first u.s. leader to address both houses of british parliament. in his keynote address, it emphasized the importance of western leadership in a time...
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president obama urges house speaker john boehner to take his deal on the fiscal cliff, calling it something republicans can be proud of. >> susie: i'm susie gharib. the c.e.o. of manufacturer johnson controls says business is looking good for 2013, but going over the fiscal cliff could change that. >> tom: and the u.s. treasury speeds up plans to sell its stake in general motors. is the automaker ready to stand alone? >> susie: that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! >> tom: under the threat of a white house veto, the u.s. house of representatives is expected to vote tomorrow on the republican plan-b to avoid the fiscal cliff. house speaker john boehner thinks the house will okay the package, trying to turn the heat up on president obama to steer clear of automatic tax hikes and government spending cuts due to take affect in 12 days. still, as darren gersh reports, there are some signs the two sides are narrowing their differences. >> reporter: house republicans say they're still working on plan a: a big agreement with the president to cut spending and raise revenues, but they were pushing plan
president obama urges house speaker john boehner to take his deal on the fiscal cliff, calling it something republicans can be proud of. >> susie: i'm susie gharib. the c.e.o. of manufacturer johnson controls says business is looking good for 2013, but going over the fiscal cliff could change that. >> tom: and the u.s. treasury speeds up plans to sell its stake in general motors. is the automaker ready to stand alone? >> susie: that and more tonight on "n.b.r."!...
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it is the house majority and not to renew obama care. but the problem is obama and the rest of them will say they are shutting down the government if they don't renew obama care. i argue what they ought to do in the house is pass bill by bill, pentagon state continuing resolutions for each department. >> and they're not going to listen to you anymore than listening to their own leaders of the house. i'm grateful for that. >> is that buchanan? >> i think it is that way. >> they are just suggesting the idea that it is really far off on the fringe, even fringier than what ted cruz is doing. i mean ted cruz, he called it a filibuster, it really wasn't. it was against the bill that he eventually voted for after taunting the house into passing this bill that would defund obama care and then announced it was going nowhere in the senate, which is true. and then they got mad at him and then he decided he would have to stand on the senate floor and prove his manhood or whatever it was. >> okay. now, more cruz on obama care. >> when you have a law,
it is the house majority and not to renew obama care. but the problem is obama and the rest of them will say they are shutting down the government if they don't renew obama care. i argue what they ought to do in the house is pass bill by bill, pentagon state continuing resolutions for each department. >> and they're not going to listen to you anymore than listening to their own leaders of the house. i'm grateful for that. >> is that buchanan? >> i think it is that way....
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president obama and house speaker john boehner met at the white house, with the fiscal cliff deadline two weeks away. it followed reports that boehner has now offered to raise tax rates on those making a million dollars a year. the democrat of hawaii died of respiratory complications in washington. he was 88 years old and the u.s. senate's longest serving member. our coverage of this story continues online, with more advice on how to talk to children. kwame holman explains. >> holman: we have tips on coping from a professor of school psychology and parent of two children, stephen brock. get ankery look at our coming story. a special correspondent profiles an indian politician who is both loved and loathed. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. >> ifill: and to a different kind of honor roll tonight, of those killed in newtown, connecticut, on friday morning. as we've reported, there were 20 first-graders and six women in the school, plus the mother of the shooter, who lost their lives. here, in silence, are the names of the 27 victims. 25 photographs were available.
president obama and house speaker john boehner met at the white house, with the fiscal cliff deadline two weeks away. it followed reports that boehner has now offered to raise tax rates on those making a million dollars a year. the democrat of hawaii died of respiratory complications in washington. he was 88 years old and the u.s. senate's longest serving member. our coverage of this story continues online, with more advice on how to talk to children. kwame holman explains. >> holman: we...
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i'm happy. >> suarez: albert, you give president obama credit for saving your house? >> of course. of course i give the credit. if it was not for him, i lost the house. >> suarez: he say that's just one of the reasons he plans to vote for mr. obama in november. but the president rarely mentions those programs during his frequent visits to this battle ground state. last week in las vegas, the only reference he made to the nevada foreclosure crisis was to talk about how it was caused by the policies of his predecessor, george w. bush. >> he's mis... his misguided policies led to the biggest recession we've seen since the big depression. innocent americans in nevada lost their home, their jobs, their savings. we are still fighti to recover from that. nevada got hit harder than most. but here's the thing. i don't think the best answers for today's new challenges are old sales pitches. >> surprisingly there are undecided voters still. >> suarez: university of las vegas political science professor says the president has good reason to avoid talking about his mortgage relief programs. whi
i'm happy. >> suarez: albert, you give president obama credit for saving your house? >> of course. of course i give the credit. if it was not for him, i lost the house. >> suarez: he say that's just one of the reasons he plans to vote for mr. obama in november. but the president rarely mentions those programs during his frequent visits to this battle ground state. last week in las vegas, the only reference he made to the nevada foreclosure crisis was to talk about how it was...
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a trial run.s >> president obama at the white house correspondents' dinner. sarah palin said it was pathetic. too much hollywood glitz, not enough exciting political figures like max baucus or chuck grassley. [laughter] think, to a certain extent, the criticism of the dinner has become as annoying as the dinner itself. it is one night a yea this is not a town that is saturated in glamour, shall we say. i can live with it. >> sarah palin call did a nerd prom. >> i guess maybe it is, but there sure are a lot of people at it. i decided to go because i had not been there for years. it was a mob scene. if he did not station yourself at the entrance to see the glamorous people, you did not see the glamorous people. >> how about the president's performance? >> i thought the president did well. >> he did better than well. >> i'm sorry, i guess he did better than well. i will return to my own observations now. i did that realized. i thought he did well. i will leave the opinion to the other experts. ownou are entitled to your opinion. >> what should i say, nina? >> th
a trial run.s >> president obama at the white house correspondents' dinner. sarah palin said it was pathetic. too much hollywood glitz, not enough exciting political figures like max baucus or chuck grassley. [laughter] think, to a certain extent, the criticism of the dinner has become as annoying as the dinner itself. it is one night a yea this is not a town that is saturated in glamour, shall we say. i can live with it. >> sarah palin call did a nerd prom. >> i guess maybe...
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. >> reporter: while president obama and house speaker boehner both say they're open to new ideas, wall streeters remain cautious about the fiscal cliff. meridien equity partners' joe greco says the market doesn't expect it to be resolved this year. >> i think we're going to see a push pull back and forth and we're probably not going to see much compromise until mid to late january. if we don't get things in order by february that's when things can start to get ugly for the markets. >> reporter: with so much short- term risks, greco says retail investors are sitting on the sidelines until congress and the president reach consensus on the fiscal cliff. he says today's buyers were mostly institutional investors. >> you're going to see the bulk of volume just sit it out. because that has been what's worked in the past. if you have a position already it's probably a longer range view in which case no reason to mess around with it in the intermediary push pull. >> reporter: greco says the cliff isn't the market's only challenge. there's still europe's debt crisis and here at home. a long way
. >> reporter: while president obama and house speaker boehner both say they're open to new ideas, wall streeters remain cautious about the fiscal cliff. meridien equity partners' joe greco says the market doesn't expect it to be resolved this year. >> i think we're going to see a push pull back and forth and we're probably not going to see much compromise until mid to late january. if we don't get things in order by february that's when things can start to get ugly for the markets....
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president obama, the white house, is now finding itself together with the republicans in opposing this. you have the white house that pushed through the bailouts of the sames, many of banks that have admitted they foreclosed improperly or are investigating foreclosures that they may have done improperly of some 40 state attorneys general now launching investigations into fraud by these banks. bank of america canceling halting foreclosures in all 50 states, yet the obama administration as democrats go out around the country fighting for their seats in real actions come is saying no, siding with the republicans. >> when you have situations that it is not clear, it seems to me we should just back up and take a look and see in terms of what needs to be done to fix it. i applaud these banks who stepped out and says, look, we'reoing to have a moratorium because something is wrong here. the fact bank of america is calling for a moratorium -- i really respect that. anytime you have a situation where you take a person out of his or her home, and this is all they have come and it is done in a fr
president obama, the white house, is now finding itself together with the republicans in opposing this. you have the white house that pushed through the bailouts of the sames, many of banks that have admitted they foreclosed improperly or are investigating foreclosures that they may have done improperly of some 40 state attorneys general now launching investigations into fraud by these banks. bank of america canceling halting foreclosures in all 50 states, yet the obama administration as...
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massachusetts institute of technology economist john gruber was a key advisor to the obama white house when the new federal health care reform law was being crafted. he was also one of the chief architects of the massachusetts reforms. >> it's worked very well. i think the facts are very clear. we've lowered the number of uninsured by 60% from about 10% of the population to about 4% of the population. we have done so on budget. we essentially are exactly where we thought we'd be when we started the program in 2006. and we've done so in a way which is very popular with the public. it's got about a 74% public approval rating. >> reporter: like the new federal law, the massachusetts legislation requires most people to buy insurance or pay a penalty. provide subsidies to low-income families to purchase coverage, requires most employers with more than 10 workers to offer insurance, and dramatically expands medicaid. what do you make here? >> museum cases, high-end picture frames. we work for museums. >> reporter: small business owner molly wood has offered her workers health insurance for 3
massachusetts institute of technology economist john gruber was a key advisor to the obama white house when the new federal health care reform law was being crafted. he was also one of the chief architects of the massachusetts reforms. >> it's worked very well. i think the facts are very clear. we've lowered the number of uninsured by 60% from about 10% of the population to about 4% of the population. we have done so on budget. we essentially are exactly where we thought we'd be when we...
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obama returned to the white house after calling off a campaign stop in the u.s. state of florida just three hours before it was to start. earlier he san selled events in virginia and ohio. obama said he's not worried that the hurricane will affect the election next tuesday. former president bill clinton was in orlando, florida to rally support. clinton said obama is the best choice for president. romney cancelled vents in on monday. he issued a statement calling on people to come together across the country and focus on giving support to those who need it. the two states are not in sandy's path but observers say romney did not want to appear to be koe kusing on the campaign in the midst of a potential national disaster. >>> u.n. and arab league envoy says the truce he brokered in syria for a holiday period has collapsed. syria's government and opposition forces agreed to stop all attacks which started last friday. the fighting has continued leaving many people dead. the he said he's deeply disappointed but will not be deterred. >> it will not discourage us. the p
obama returned to the white house after calling off a campaign stop in the u.s. state of florida just three hours before it was to start. earlier he san selled events in virginia and ohio. obama said he's not worried that the hurricane will affect the election next tuesday. former president bill clinton was in orlando, florida to rally support. clinton said obama is the best choice for president. romney cancelled vents in on monday. he issued a statement calling on people to come together...
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president obama's signature legislation. house speaker john boehner surrounded by supporters at the capitol implored the democrat controlled senate to support the house bill. >> our message to the united states senate is real simple, the american people don't want the government shutdown, and they don't want obama care. >> senate majority leader harry reid called the house bill dead, adding a second dead for emphasis. meantime, president obama was in missouri, blaming what he called a faction of the far right for trying to undermine the health care law. he said some gop lawmakers are trying to derail him. and are not focused on american needs. >> john harwood joins us now from washington with more on today's vote in the house, and what it means, and what's ahead for congress. so, john, did the vote today, in the house, make things better, or worse? and can lawmakers ever hope in reaching a deal on these very tough issues like the budget? >> well, i don't think it changed anything that we thought going in to the vote today, s
president obama's signature legislation. house speaker john boehner surrounded by supporters at the capitol implored the democrat controlled senate to support the house bill. >> our message to the united states senate is real simple, the american people don't want the government shutdown, and they don't want obama care. >> senate majority leader harry reid called the house bill dead, adding a second dead for emphasis. meantime, president obama was in missouri, blaming what he called...
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. >> brown: then, president obama kicks off a six-day swing through africa. we discuss the past, present and future of the u.s. presence on the continent. >> warner: they're young, they're talented, but the new generation of classical performers are struggling to find work. paul solman reports on how hard economic times haven't deterred some starving artists. >> we don't go into music for the money. we go into music because it's part of our soul. it's part of who we are. it's what we have to do. >> brown: we move ahead to the new battlegrounds in the fight over same-sex marriage on the heels of yesterday's landmark rulings from the supreme court. >> warner: and ray suarez looks at the new federal rules, aimed at making meals and snacks offered in schools healthier. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour."
. >> brown: then, president obama kicks off a six-day swing through africa. we discuss the past, present and future of the u.s. presence on the continent. >> warner: they're young, they're talented, but the new generation of classical performers are struggling to find work. paul solman reports on how hard economic times haven't deterred some starving artists. >> we don't go into music for the money. we go into music because it's part of our soul. it's part of who we are. it's...
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. >> reporter: the obama white house is widely criticizing an insurance funded study. saying it does not give a full picture of the taxpayer benefits that are built into the affordable care act. the reason it was put in place was to ensure that we were expanding access to health care for every american. but because we wanted to protect consumers who were victimized by insurance companies. >> reporter: the spotlight of the premium costs will heat up next month, that is when the proposed rate plans will be filed with the state. ahead of the big push this fall to sign up millions americans without health insurance. >> joining us now to talk more about rising health insurance claims, jonathan gruber, a key architect -- who is right here? the actuaries or the white house and the cbo, the congressional budget office, who in a study in 2009, said apples to apples, averageag premiums will stay roughly where they are or fall? >> i think the key point is both are talking besides the point. we are not talking about the vast majority of americans, vast majority of americans have e
. >> reporter: the obama white house is widely criticizing an insurance funded study. saying it does not give a full picture of the taxpayer benefits that are built into the affordable care act. the reason it was put in place was to ensure that we were expanding access to health care for every american. but because we wanted to protect consumers who were victimized by insurance companies. >> reporter: the spotlight of the premium costs will heat up next month, that is when the...
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there's new speculation the obama white house may change how much a company's revenue may come from student financial aid. right now it's 90%, but it may be reduced. for-profit schools apollo group and devry fell on the rumors, down 6% and 3% respectively. and that's tonight's "rket cus." >> tom: europe may still be in trouble and earnings season has been mixed so far, but tonight's "street critique" guest is becoming more comfortable buying stocks. he's bryan perry, editor at cashmachine.com. bryan, welcome back, great to see you again. >> thanks, tom. good to be with you. >> tom: what gives you the comfort now to put new money to work in the stock market? >> coming into earnings season there was a lot of companies that pretty much laid an egg. oracle missed estimates and the stock cast a pall on earning season because it's such a bellweather. intel warned about what they would be able to earn. currency exchange issues. and we saw a number of other stocks that, juniper also missed their numbers and the stock got hit hard storks the tone coming in for tech season was very subdued. and with
there's new speculation the obama white house may change how much a company's revenue may come from student financial aid. right now it's 90%, but it may be reduced. for-profit schools apollo group and devry fell on the rumors, down 6% and 3% respectively. and that's tonight's "rket cus." >> tom: europe may still be in trouble and earnings season has been mixed so far, but tonight's "street critique" guest is becoming more comfortable buying stocks. he's bryan perry,...
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but it hadn't been enough and the obama white house was under pressure to do something immediately. >> the white house tells geithner, "look, we've got to tell the american people something, we've got to tell the financial markets something. you know, ready or not, you guys are going to have to take this show public." >> i know how much pressure the president was feeling to produce, to show action, to do as much as possible to get out therwith some preciation of the magnitude of the problem and some sense of-of direction. >> narrator: on february 9, the president tried to do just that. he promised geithnerould deliver a plan to rescue the financial system. >> my secretary of the treasury, tim geithner, working with larry summers, my national economic adviser, and others, are coming up with the best possible plan... >> president obama set a high level of expectations. the impression from watching thatress conference was, "tomorrow, sretary of treasury tim geithner is going to tell us what the plan is to save the world." >> and so, tomorrow my treasury secretary, tim geithner, will be a
but it hadn't been enough and the obama white house was under pressure to do something immediately. >> the white house tells geithner, "look, we've got to tell the american people something, we've got to tell the financial markets something. you know, ready or not, you guys are going to have to take this show public." >> i know how much pressure the president was feeling to produce, to show action, to do as much as possible to get out therwith some preciation of the...
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obama came in office. on the white house website appears an attack by dan pfeiffer is saying that i am battling because rumors, and vehemently calling me a liar. i call to the british embassy, and he says i am and liar because it is in the white house and the residents -- i call to the british embassy and they say that i was right, it is in the residence of the british ambassador, and the one on the blog in a photograph to convince people i'm a liar is something that had been in the white house for 50 years, a gift to lyndon johnson. >> what do you think of that? >> i just think that dan pfeiffer is one of the rare people in washington who is capable public alogy. i want to know what happened to the lincoln bus at 10 downing. >> what does this tell you about the organization at the white house? >> it shows you the rapid response -- we got to slam them right away. >> evan is absolutely right. >> i have a bust of charles in my office and nobody is getting bad. >> oh, you guys. last word. see you next week. >
obama came in office. on the white house website appears an attack by dan pfeiffer is saying that i am battling because rumors, and vehemently calling me a liar. i call to the british embassy, and he says i am and liar because it is in the white house and the residents -- i call to the british embassy and they say that i was right, it is in the residence of the british ambassador, and the one on the blog in a photograph to convince people i'm a liar is something that had been in the white house...
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and apparently the white house, obama white house did not do that, is that right? >> it's very hard to pars. people have different claims but that seems to be the essentially the truth. >> they say that they did. they say that they did talk to the speaker's office and there was agreement. but then the speaker said there wasn't a specific date. so generally agreement but not a specific arrangement, seems to be. but you're right it was -- the product, the net product, the people would say my god almighty, have these people-- it is like that couple you don't want to be around, constantly, did you see what he did, you know, isn't she terrible. >> for the whouls this they have to understand how bad this month has been. this period has really been bad. mark mentioned the faith in government. obama wanted to restore faith if government, now we are again at historic lows and obama's rating himself have plummeted, dropped significantly this past month. part of just the whole atmosphere. so americans just not going to tune in that much until election day. he's got a few mome
and apparently the white house, obama white house did not do that, is that right? >> it's very hard to pars. people have different claims but that seems to be the essentially the truth. >> they say that they did. they say that they did talk to the speaker's office and there was agreement. but then the speaker said there wasn't a specific date. so generally agreement but not a specific arrangement, seems to be. but you're right it was -- the product, the net product, the people would...
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>> susie: president obama and house speaker boehner m for w netiatns tday. after the 45 minute meeting, the white house said "more needs to be done," and boehner's camp said the president is receptive to the new concessions. they include, dropping opposition to the president's demand for higher taxes on the wealthiest americans and an automatic extension of the federal debt limit. it was the third face-to-face meeting between the president and boehner in eight days. darren gersh has the latest. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner wasn't talking after meeting with the president today. but his offer to raise taxes on those making more than a million dollars a year was taken as a sign that some progress is being made to avoid the fiscal cliff. former clinton budget director alice rivlin expects the final deal will play out in two steps. first the president and the speaker agree on some numbers. >> how much do we need over ten years from taxes and some specifics about how we get them. but not too many. and how much do we need to take out of the major entitle
>> susie: president obama and house speaker boehner m for w netiatns tday. after the 45 minute meeting, the white house said "more needs to be done," and boehner's camp said the president is receptive to the new concessions. they include, dropping opposition to the president's demand for higher taxes on the wealthiest americans and an automatic extension of the federal debt limit. it was the third face-to-face meeting between the president and boehner in eight days. darren gersh...
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about 2:30 in the afternoon, president obama, the white house, they placed this call. he is in his car on his way to j.f.k. for his flight home to tehran. and he answers and the two men speak for 15 minutes. they speak largely about the iranian nuclear program, but a few other issues. at
about 2:30 in the afternoon, president obama, the white house, they placed this call. he is in his car on his way to j.f.k. for his flight home to tehran. and he answers and the two men speak for 15 minutes. they speak largely about the iranian nuclear program, but a few other issues. at
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a report out this week shows the obama white house has done a stunningly less impressive job of appointing women to cabinet-level posts than its most recent predecessor, the clinton administration. a "new york times" survey compared female cabinet-level appointments by the last three administrations. it found, that women currently hold about 35% of cabinet-level posts, compared with 41% during the clinton administrations and 24% during the george w. bush years. do women have a right to expect more, even much more, from president obama? without their support, he would not have been elected in the first place nor re-elected in the second. your turn. >> women have right to expect more. they did expect more seeing second term with the boys club reasserting itself is really discouraging and no where more discouraging than in larry summers' perspective leadership at the fed. larry, girls want do math summers, really? the economic crisis in this country, not to mention has complete contempt for the women who have worked under him including let's never forget brooksly who tried to warn larry and r
a report out this week shows the obama white house has done a stunningly less impressive job of appointing women to cabinet-level posts than its most recent predecessor, the clinton administration. a "new york times" survey compared female cabinet-level appointments by the last three administrations. it found, that women currently hold about 35% of cabinet-level posts, compared with 41% during the clinton administrations and 24% during the george w. bush years. do women have a right...
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this debate isn't about president obama and house republicans. it isn't about congress and the white house. it's about what is standing between the american people and the future we seek for ourselves and our families. you know i've always believed the bigger the government the smaller the people. and right now we've got a government so big and so expensive it's sapping the drive out of our people and keeping our economy from running at full capacity. the solution to this crisis is not complicated. if you are spending more money than you're taking in, you need to spend less of it. there's no symptom of big government more menacing than our debt. break its grip and we begin to liberate our economy and our future. we're up to the task. and i hope president obama will join us in this work. gord bless you and your family, and god bless the united states of america. >> ifill: that was speaker john boehner speaking from the ceremonial offices at the u.s. capitol. now we go back to newshour political editor. we have a little bit of warring bully pulpits
this debate isn't about president obama and house republicans. it isn't about congress and the white house. it's about what is standing between the american people and the future we seek for ourselves and our families. you know i've always believed the bigger the government the smaller the people. and right now we've got a government so big and so expensive it's sapping the drive out of our people and keeping our economy from running at full capacity. the solution to this crisis is not...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: president obama today named white house chief of staff jack lew as his next secretary of the treasury. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we have more on the man and the economic agenda he has been tapped to spearhead for the next four years. >> brown: then, ray suarez gets an update on a series of bombings that killed more than 100 people in two pakistani cities today. >> woodruff: margaret warner looks into new federal guidelines for mortgage lending aimed at protecting both consumers and lenders. >> brown: we look at the tense political situation in venezuela, after the national assembly delayed the inauguration of cancer-stricken president hugo chavez. >> this is essentially a power play. behind that secrecy there is nothing but an attempt to ensure the continuity of the regime regardless of president chavez's presence. >> woodruff: and with five oscar nominations, we examine the controversy surrounding one of the most talked about new films yet to see a natio
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: president obama today named white house chief of staff jack lew as his next secretary of the treasury. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we have more on the man and the economic agenda he has been tapped to spearhead for the next four years. >> brown: then, ray suarez gets an update on a series of bombings that killed more than 100 people in two...